Canadian animator Alan Barillaro also took home the Oscar for Best Animated Short, for "Piper."

Villeneuve fell short in the Best Director category, losing out to Damien Chazelle of "La La Land." Ryan Gosling also missed out on a Best Actor trophy, as the honour went to Casey Affleck instead for his performance in "Manchester By The Sea."

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Sofia Boutella, right, presents Sylvain Bellemare with the award for best sound editing for "Arrival" at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)